Bible Quiz Competition
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. Who encounters God in the burning bush and is commissioned to lead the Israelites out of Egypt?
Aaron
Caleb
Joshua
Moses
2. When Jesus is tempted in the wilderness, what pattern does he repeatedly use in answering the tempter?
He performs a sign to end each challenge
He asks his disciples to respond for him
He responds by citing Scripture
He answers with sayings attributed to Roman law
3. A disagreement is becoming heated. Which response most directly applies the teaching of Proverbs that contrasts gentle and harsh speech?
End the conversation without acknowledging the other person
Give a calm answer intended to reduce anger
Invite several bystanders to decide who is right
Repeat the strongest accusation more forcefully
4. A reader summarizes the Good Samaritan by saying, “Your neighbor is the person who belongs to your own group.” Which correction best fits Jesus’ parable?
Neighborly love is shown by extending mercy across social boundaries
A neighbor is anyone who lives within the same town
A neighbor is primarily someone who shares your religious knowledge
Neighborly duty applies only after community leaders have acted
5. The Israelites have left Egypt but are trapped between Pharaoh’s forces and a body of water. What happens next in the Exodus account?
Aaron negotiates a peace agreement with Pharaoh
Moses leads the people through the divided waters
Joshua leads the people around the water by night
The people return to Egypt under new conditions
6. In the book of Ruth, whom does Ruth promise to accompany, declaring that the other woman’s people and God will become her own?
Esther
Naomi
Deborah
Miriam
7. In Isaiah’s temple vision, which heavenly beings proclaim that the Lord is holy?
Seraphim
The four horsemen
The Magi
The Nephilim
8. David has opportunities to kill Saul but refuses. What reason best reflects David’s explanation?
He believes Saul has already surrendered the throne
He will not strike the person God has anointed as king
He has promised Jonathan never to enter battle
He is waiting for Samuel to crown Absalom
9. In Genesis, what sign accompanies God’s covenant with Noah after the flood?
Stone tablets
A pillar of fire
A rainbow in the clouds
A circumcision ceremony
10. On Mount Carmel, Elijah’s public challenge primarily confronts the prophets of which deity?
Dagon
Chemosh
Molech
Baal
11. What sign at Pentecost enables the gathered disciples to speak so that people from different regions hear in their own languages?
They are filled with the Holy Spirit
They receive written translations from the temple priests
They repeat a speech previously delivered by John the Baptist
They use interpreters appointed by the Roman governor
12. After an earthquake opens the prison doors in Philippi, which two missionaries remain and speak with the jailer?
Paul and Silas
Peter and John
Barnabas and Mark
Philip and Stephen
13. Two women each claim to be the mother of the same living baby. What strategy does Solomon use to reveal the child’s true mother?
He asks the priests to cast lots
He searches the royal records for the child’s birth
He sends both women away for seven days of purification
He proposes dividing the baby and observes each woman’s response
14. At the beginning of Revelation, John is instructed to write to seven churches located in what region of the Roman world?
Judea
Macedonia
Asia
Crete
15. To which city is Jonah sent to proclaim a warning?
Damascus
Jericho
Nineveh
Bethlehem
16. Someone expresses concern for a hungry person but offers no practical help despite having the means to assist. Which statement from James most directly challenges this response?
Knowledge makes every believer mature
Religious speech is sufficient when intentions are sincere
Material needs should be addressed only by appointed teachers
Faith without works is dead